Afternoon Tea Suggestions Please

[mab19]

I have offered to make a birthday afternoon tea for 25 people in two weeks time and am looking for a few suggestions.

I will be making a 2 cream sponges, a bimby chocolate cake, scones, chicken, bacon & cheese sausage rolls.  What I am looking for is suggestions for a couple more small savoury type things and a couple of slices.

If anyone has a few ideas that would be great.  Thanks.

[keiramax]

Little potato pancakes with cream cheese and smoked salmon.
Mini quiches
Finger sandwiches, cucumber, egg and cress, chicken/lettuce/mayo, etc
Crosini with rare roast beef and horseraddish cream

[astarra]

Is it 25 Adults or 25 children or some of each?

Potato pinwheels
Cocktail Franks in mini buns
lemon slice/ mini muffins

[mcmich]

Jd's caramelised onion, mushroom and fetta tarts.
Arancini Balls
Ribbon sandwhichs

[obbie]

nigellas little lemon cakes

macaroons

I make Thai fish balls alot

[Cuilidh]

JD has a frittata type slice somewhere on here that is eggs, pasta (vermicelli, although I use risoni) with corn and peas - I also add fetta and both fresh and semi dried tomatoes on top - these could easily be made into mini quiches.  Hopefully Judy will know which recipe of hers I am referring to - unfortunately I didn't note down the forum URL when I copied the recipe so can't send you to the exact spot.

Any sort of sandwiches and what about those nut clusters that paperfreak (?) - I am not sure that that is her correct name - has just unearthed off recipecommunity, they look easy and quick.

[judydawn]

Marina, do you mean my Noodle & Cheese Slice?

Mab19, I quite like the simple addition to a choice of finger food of a prawn sitting atop a piece of avocado with a skewer through both of them.

[mab19]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

aastarra there will be 6 children ranging in age from 18 months to 16 years ( she would hate to be called a child  )

obbie are the thai fish balls the same recipe as the thai fish cakes from the seafood book just made smaller?

I like the sound of JD's caramelised onion & mushroom tarts.

Can't seem to find a recipe for Nigellas little lemon cakes.  Are they on the forum?

[judydawn]

Here they are mab19.

[mab19]

Thanks for that Judy.    I love anything with lemon in it and they look delicious.

[obbie]

Thai Fish cakes
Ingredients

    500g skinless redfish fillets, bones removed, roughly chopped
    2 tablespoons red curry paste
    2 tablespoons fish sauce
    1 egg
    1 teaspoon white sugar
    4 snake beans, trimmed, chopped
    3 kaffir lime leaves, spine removed, finely shredded
    vegetable oil, for deep-frying
    Dipping sauce
    1/4 cup white vinegar
    1/3 cup white sugar
    1/2 Lebanese cucumber, deseeded, finely chopped
    1 long red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped
    2 teaspoons fish sauce
    2 tablespoons roasted peanuts, finely chopped

Method

    Make dipping sauce: Combine 1/2 cup cold water, vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan over low heat. Cooking, stirring, for 4 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes or until slightly syrupy. Remove from heat. Add cucumber, chilli, fish sauce and peanuts. Stir to combine. Set aside to cool.

    Grease and line a large baking tray. Place fish, curry paste, fish sauce, egg and sugar in a food processor. Process until well combined. Transfer to a bowl. Add beans and kaffir lime. Stir to combine.

    Using 2 tablespoons of mixture at a time, shape mixture into sixteen 2cm-thick patties. Place on prepared tray. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour, if time permits.

    One-third fill a wok with oil. Heat over medium heat until hot. Cook fish cakes, in batches, turning, for 5 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Serve with dipping sauce.

Sorry, I don't know how to link...
I just put in all in my thermomix and mix on speed 7-8, instead of food proccesor.
I make this a lot, always popular, mini snack size for nibbles.

recipe from www.taste.com.au

Thanks, Robyn

[obbie]

Thanks Judy for that link,

Robyn

[Cuilidh]

Yes, that's the one I mean, Judy (I must note this URL down on my hard copy for future reference).  Love this for my lunch.

Didn't someone, possibly Hally, have an "afternoon tea" a couple of months ago?  Maybe whomever that was will also get back to mab19 with some more ideas.

[mab19]

Thanks for that obbie.   

[droverjess]

What are snake beans please, and Lebanese cucumber?

Thanks.

For savoury things use either small crackers or make pastry bases. Make a short pastry (3/4 fat to flour) roll out, cut with small scone cutter, or sherry glass, bake on a baking sheet til done - cooked but not browned.  No more than 2.5 - 3 cm diameter.

Blob  or pipe cream cheese, hummus, dips or whatever takes your fancy then garnish with something that matches- smoked salmon, half a mini tomato, piece of cucumber, shrimp, crab, crispy bacon,  onion jam etc. makes a really good looking plate, and is real finger food.